Farmers in Nalgonda district have been lining up outside Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) offices from the early hours, but often have to leave empty-handed, as per a report by The New Indian Express (TNIE).
At the Thipparthi village's PACS office, cultivators who waited overnight were met with a "No Stock" signboard, triggering
P Ellaiah, one farmer who was waiting since 3 am on August 20, said, "Only 200 bags were delivered while nearly 500 farmers were waiting here."
Officials stated that Nalgonda requires 70,000 metric tonnes of urea but has so far received only 44,000 metric tonnes.
District collector Ila Tripathi warned against hoarding of the urea by large farmers and directed theagricultural officers to ensure fair distribution of the limited 510 metric tonnes that the district received, as per
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Protests spread across Telangana
Protests have erupted in Jogulamba Gadwal, Rajanna Sircilla, Warangal and Mahabubabad. Farmers blocked roads, staged dharnas, and even used footwear to mark their place in queues.
In Sicilla's Boppapur village, the farmers stopped a delivery truck, demanding that the entire load be distributed locally, as reported by Telangana Today (TT).
In Mahabubabad's Nellikudur
Tensions rose further in Thorrur when farmers alleged that PACS staff discarded Aadhaar copies and passbooks in a bathroom, leading to clashes before police intervened.
Raids on shops selling other products with urea
Khammam Police raided fertiliser shops accused of bundling urea sales with pesticides and bio-stimulants on August 20.
Commissioner of Police Sunil Dutt confirmed that cases were registered against
The official urged farmers to immediately alert the authorities if such practices are continued and found.
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Political blame game
The crisis has also taken a political turn. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President N Ramchandar Rao accused the Congress government of mismanagement, claiming that the Union government had already supplied more urea than required.
"The Centre has supplied 12.47 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of urea during the 2024-2025 Rabi season as against the state’s requirement of 9.87 LMT," Rao was quoted as saying by TNIE.
"The state government distributed just 10.43 LMT, and it has 2.04 LMT opening stocks till March 2025, which is not being shown in its representation," he added.
Former minister and senior Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party's MLA T Harish Rao also criticised the Congress government as a video of a farmer touching feet of a fertiliser
"Under the ten-year BRS rule, farmers lived with dignity. Today, in the Congress regime, they are forced to fall at the feet of the officials and plead for urea. This government has left farmers with nothing but despair," he said, as per TT.
BRS leader Hanumanthu Naidu accused the Congress administration of creating the scarcity and warned of larger protests if the issue is not addressed.
Impact on crops
With the Kharif season underway, a shortage is threatening paddy
The farmers warn that the crisis could deepen unless the supply bottlenecks are resolved swiftly, which could place both their livelihoods and food security at risk.
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